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Percentage of adults with current asthma by race/ethnicity and state/territory

Percentage of adults with current asthma by race/ethnicity and state/territory
NACP grantee Race/Ethnicity Percentage 95% CI
Total
White Only, Non-Hispanic 9.1 (8.8 – 9.3)
Black Only, Non-Hispanic 10.9 (10.0 – 11.7)
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic 7.2 (6.2 – 8.2)
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 14.4 (12.4 – 16.4)
Hispanic 8.0 (7.3 – 8.6)
California
White Only, Non-Hispanic 8.2 (7.5 – 9.0)
Black Only, Non-Hispanic 12.1 (9.1 – 15.1)
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic 7.4 (5.5 – 9.3)
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 13.3 (8.4 – 18.2)
Hispanic 6.2 (5.2 – 7.1)
Connecticut
White Only, Non-Hispanic 10.0 (9.1 – 10.8)
Black Only, Non-Hispanic 14.0 (10.5 – 17.4)
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic 5.3 (2.9 – 7.7)
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 11.2* (3.2 – 19.2)
Hispanic 13.1 (10.3 – 15.8)
Florida
White Only, Non-Hispanic 7.9 (7.1 – 8.8)
Black Only, Non-Hispanic 6.5 (4.5 – 8.5)
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic 7.2 (3.1 – 11.2)
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 8.3* (3.1 – 13.5)
Hispanic 6.7 (5.0 – 8.5)
Georgia
White Only, Non-Hispanic 9.1 (7.8 – 10.5)
Black Only, Non-Hispanic 10.3 (7.8 – 12.9)
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic 12.0 (5.9 – 18.1)
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic ** **
Hispanic ** **
Hawaii
White Only, Non-Hispanic 6.1 (4.7 – 7.4)
Black Only, Non-Hispanic ** **
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic 8.9 (7.3 – 10.6)
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 13.8 (11.5 – 16.2)
Hispanic 16.6 (12.1 – 21.1)
Illinois
White Only, Non-Hispanic 8.1 (7.0 – 9.3)
Black Only, Non-Hispanic 12.1 (8.7 – 15.5)
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic 4.5* (1.8 – 7.3)
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 17.4* (4.1 – 30.7)
Hispanic 7.0 (4.4 – 9.7)
Indiana
White Only, Non-Hispanic 10.0 (8.7 – 11.4)
Black Only, Non-Hispanic 12.9 (8.1 – 17.8)
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic 9.3* (2.3 – 16.3)
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 32.6 (15.9 – 49.3)
Hispanic 5.7* (1.2 – 10.3)
Maine
White Only, Non-Hispanic 11.3 (10.3 – 12.3)
Black Only, Non-Hispanic ** **
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic 11.5* (3.6 – 19.4)
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 14.7* (4.7 – 24.7)
Hispanic 13.9* (2.4 – 25.4)
Massachusetts
White Only, Non-Hispanic 10.3 (9.3 – 11.3)
Black Only, Non-Hispanic 13.2 (9.1 – 17.4)
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic 5.7 (2.9 – 8.4)
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 17.8 (9.9 – 25.6)
Hispanic 9.5 (7.0 – 12.1)
Michigan
White Only, Non-Hispanic 9.9 (9.0 – 10.7)
Black Only, Non-Hispanic 11.8 (9.2 – 14.4)
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic 10.8 (5.9 – 15.7)
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 14.2 (7.9 – 20.5)
Hispanic 11.5 (6.0 – 17.1)
Minnesota
White Only, Non-Hispanic 7.1 (6.6 – 7.7)
Black Only, Non-Hispanic 13.9 (10.3 – 17.5)
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic 4.3 (2.5 – 6.0)
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 14.1* (5.5 – 22.7)
Hispanic 7.1 (4.3 – 10.0)
Mississippi
White Only, Non-Hispanic 7.4 (6.2 – 8.6)
Black Only, Non-Hispanic 8.5 (6.6 – 10.5)
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic 3.8*ꝉ (0.2 – 7.3)
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic ** **
Hispanic ** **
Missouri
White Only, Non-Hispanic 9.2 (8.2 – 10.3)
Black Only, Non-Hispanic 9.4 (6.4 – 12.5)
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic 8.1 (3.7 – 12.5)
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 8.8 (3.1 – 14.5)
Hispanic 17.8 (8.7 – 26.9)
Montana
White Only, Non-Hispanic 8.7 (7.5 – 9.9)
Black Only, Non-Hispanic 0.0 (0.0 – 0.0)
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic 13.5 (8.5 – 18.6)
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 6.5* (0.2 – 12.8)
Hispanic 8.6* (0.2 – 17.1)
New Hampshire
White Only, Non-Hispanic 10.2 (9.1 – 11.3)
Black Only, Non-Hispanic ** **
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic 4.8* (1.4 – 8.1)
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 19.4* (5.3 – 33.6)
Hispanic 12.0* (1.7 – 22.3)
New Mexico
White Only, Non-Hispanic 11.9 (10.1 – 13.7)
Black Only, Non-Hispanic 13.4* (4.0 – 22.8)
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic 8.8 (5.8 – 11.7)
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 17.9* (1.9 – 33.9)
Hispanic 8.1 (6.5 – 9.7)
New York
White Only, Non-Hispanic 9.5 (8.6 – 10.3)
Black Only, Non-Hispanic 11.8 (9.6 – 14.0)
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic 5.8 (3.3 – 8.3)
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 15.3 (7.7 – 22.9)
Hispanic 11.3 (9.2 – 13.5)
Ohio
White Only, Non-Hispanic 9.2 (8.2 – 10.1)
Black Only, Non-Hispanic 13.5 (9.4 – 17.6)
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic 7.0* (2.3 – 11.7)
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 17.7 (8.0 – 27.4)
Hispanic 15.9 (7.0 – 24.8)
Oregon
White Only, Non-Hispanic 11.5 (10.3 – 12.7)
Black Only, Non-Hispanic 17.2* (3.9 – 30.4)
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic 7.9* (2.9 – 12.8)
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 14.7 (9.9 – 19.5)
Hispanic 9.8 (5.3 – 14.4)
Pennsylvania
White Only, Non-Hispanic 9.4 (8.3 – 10.6)
Black Only, Non-Hispanic 10.4 (6.7 – 14.2)
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic 3.4* (0.5 – 6.3)
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 22.0 (9.8 – 34.2)
Hispanic 22.2 (13.1 – 31.1)
Puerto Rico
White Only, Non-Hispanic ** **
Black Only, Non-Hispanic 0.0 (0.0 – 0.0)
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic ** **
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic ** **
Hispanic 10.3 (9.3 – 11.2)
Rhode Island
White Only, Non-Hispanic 11.1 (9.8 – 12.4)
Black Only, Non-Hispanic 10.9* (4.4 – 17.5)
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic 10.8* (4.5 – 17.2)
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 18.5* (5.2 – 31.8)
Hispanic 10.1 (6.3 – 14.0)
Utah
White Only, Non-Hispanic 9.3 (8.5 – 10.0)
Black Only, Non-Hispanic 15.2* (3.2 – 27.3)
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic 10.0 (6.2 – 13.9)
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 13.0* (3.4 – 22.6)
Hispanic 6.7 (4.8 – 8.6)
Vermont
White Only, Non-Hispanic 10.9 (9.9 – 12.0)
Black Only, Non-Hispanic ** **
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic 13.8 (6.3 – 21.2)
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 15.5 (6.8 – 24.2)
Hispanic 10.1* (2.2 – 18.0)
Wisconsin
White Only, Non-Hispanic 8.8 (7.7 – 9.8)
Black Only, Non-Hispanic 18.1 (10.1 – 26.1)
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic 10.9* (3.0 – 18.9)
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 26.0* (10.4 – 41.6)
Hispanic 10.7* (4.4 – 17.1)

Data Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2015

CI, Confidence interval

*Relative standard error (RSE) of the estimate is 30%-50%; the estimate is unreliable.

**Relative standard error (RSE) of the estimate exceeds 50%; the estimate is suppressed.

Page last reviewed: June 11, 2018
Content source: National Center for Environmental Health